We often hear about some interesting inventions here at the State Library’s Patent and Trademark Resource Center, but every now and then we are reminded that something we take for granted like voting machines indeed have to be invented and can be the subject of patents. For more voting related patents, check out the latest issue of the Inventor’s Eye, from the USPTO.

Join us November 9th at the Phoenix Public Library’s Hive for Startup Law Talk!

This workshop is for entrepreneurs who are thinking about forming a start-up, or have recently started a business, and want greater insight on how to avoid the typical legal problems encountered by new businesses. Three professionals will discuss the most important legal issues to consider in the early stages of your business. They will provide information on types of business formation, methods to protect your intellectual property, and how to avoid tax surprises.

Check out this recent MIT Innovation Institute report on patents, trademarks, and startup growth. Haven’t named your business yet? Check out p.9 covering the probability of growth between a firms with short names and firms named after their founders.

After finishing up the National Archives of the United States Coloring Book of Patents 2016, we wanted more, so we turned to our Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC) and came up with a coloring book of patents issued to inventors in Arizona!

Who would have guessed someone in Bisbee would get a submarine patented?